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An Analysis Of The Representation Of Organizational Practices In A Tv Drama Of Korea: Implications Of Public Pedagogy For Critical Human Resource Development, Hanbyul Kim
Adult Education Research Conference
This study aims to analyze a Korean TV drama for the purpose of addressing the ideological influences of popular culture on workers' practice in organizations.
President Of Everything: Mothering During Covid, Edith Gnanadass, Alison Happel-Parkins, Katharina Azim, Keishana L. Barnes, Mary Hilgeman Neal
President Of Everything: Mothering During Covid, Edith Gnanadass, Alison Happel-Parkins, Katharina Azim, Keishana L. Barnes, Mary Hilgeman Neal
Adult Education Research Conference
This roundtable explores narrative data collected from seven women in the U.S. Midsouth about their mothering experiences during COVID-19. The focus will be on their socio-emotional and informal learning.
Informal Learning Within The Mother Daughter Dyad: Effect On Behavior And Attitude, Deanne G. Yates 2077423
Informal Learning Within The Mother Daughter Dyad: Effect On Behavior And Attitude, Deanne G. Yates 2077423
Adult Education Research Conference
This roundtable will explore informal learning within the mother-daughter dyad and the role of informal learning on their perceptions of aging. The focus will be on how mothers and daughters understand the importance making meaning from an experience, memory, or conversation for learning to occur.
Taking Initiative And Constructing Identity: International Graduate Student Spouses‟ Adjustment And Social Integration In A University Town, Kimeka Campbell, Esther Prins
Taking Initiative And Constructing Identity: International Graduate Student Spouses‟ Adjustment And Social Integration In A University Town, Kimeka Campbell, Esther Prins
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper uses qualitative data to explore the social integration and adjustment of 13 international graduate student spouses (IGSSs) who attended an ESL class in a university town. We examine how IGSSs adjusted to their new community and roles, the strategies used to navigate social spaces, and the factors that shaped their integration. Keywords: adult education, informal learning, ESL, ESOL, international graduate student spouses, sojourner spouses.
Critical Transformational Learning In The Post-Postmodern World, Jennifer A. Sandlin, M. Carolyn Clark, Robin Redmon Wright, M. Carolyn Clark
Critical Transformational Learning In The Post-Postmodern World, Jennifer A. Sandlin, M. Carolyn Clark, Robin Redmon Wright, M. Carolyn Clark
Adult Education Research Conference
We examine the modernist underpinnings of traditional adult learning and development theories and evaluate elements of those theories through more contemporary lenses. Drawing upon recent “public pedagogy” literature, we argue that much learning takes place outside of formal educational institutions. We look beyond modernist narratives to consider the possible implications for critical adult learning occurring in and through contemporary fragmented, digital, media-saturated culture.
Perceptions Of Beauty And Identity: The Skin Bleaching Phenomenon In Jamaica, Petra A. Robinson
Perceptions Of Beauty And Identity: The Skin Bleaching Phenomenon In Jamaica, Petra A. Robinson
Adult Education Research Conference
Founded on the significance of the skin bleaching phenomenon in Jamaica, and the persistent influences of colonialism, the purpose of this paper is twofold: (a) to explore the skin bleaching phenomenon and (b) to provide a snapshot of how colonialism (despite national independence) influences perceptions of beauty and identity in Jamaica, particularly through informal learning. Based on an empirical study, the research sought to explore and understand the perceptions and motivations behind the practice of skin bleaching, given the historical and social context, and how it influenced the participants’ perceptions of beauty and identity
A Transformative Dance Through “Language Mountains” And “Blind Spots”: Park Educators Learn Responsiveness To Immigrant Newcomers, Elizabeth Lange, Peter Vogels, Zenobia Jamal
A Transformative Dance Through “Language Mountains” And “Blind Spots”: Park Educators Learn Responsiveness To Immigrant Newcomers, Elizabeth Lange, Peter Vogels, Zenobia Jamal
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper describes a project Learning Language, Learning the Land, created to enhance park accessibility and social belonging for immigrant newcomers by combining language learning and environmental literacy in a city park and provincial park setting. This paper reports on the dialectics of transformative learning for parks staff as they discovered the inappropriateness of didactic methods and how effective adult learning emerges from rapport, educational responsiveness and ethnocultural knowledge. Second, through informal learning, staff became allies in these traditionally white, middle class spaces, helping build a sense of place and social belonging.
Formal And Informal Learning Experiences In Second Life: An Overview, William C. Diehl
Formal And Informal Learning Experiences In Second Life: An Overview, William C. Diehl
Adult Education Research Conference
A growing number of higher education institutions, consortiums and libraries are establishing presences in the virtual world of Second Life. Millions of adults currently engage in both formal and informal learning experiences in SL and the numbers are growing. This paper provides an overview of this phenomenon.